The 3-hole-punching on some of the early B-series modules does seem to indicate a different printing (probably earlier), but this is not proven.
SimperingToad wrote in hole-less Moldvay/Cook Basic/Expert booklets?:In a word, no.One could easily have for example 30,000 copies printed of a book or module, then have 5,000 go through a hole-punching process. It's the same exact printing, only some have an extra step applied at the end.IMHO, it's no more a new printing than the ones attached to hangers. Unless someone has evidence suggesting otherwise, I suspect they added the hangers to unsold stock. The print is the same. If an entire print run was made solely to be added to hangers, then it would classify as a new print.In a similar vein, unless it could be shown that non-hole-punched versions were made solely that way as a separate print run, I don't see them as anything special to warrant a new print designation.
JasonZavoda wrote in hole-less Moldvay/Cook Basic/Expert booklets?:SimperingToad wrote in hole-less Moldvay/Cook Basic/Expert booklets?:In a word, no.One could easily have for example 30,000 copies printed of a book or module, then have 5,000 go through a hole-punching process. It's the same exact printing, only some have an extra step applied at the end.IMHO, it's no more a new printing than the ones attached to hangers. Unless someone has evidence suggesting otherwise, I suspect they added the hangers to unsold stock. The print is the same. If an entire print run was made solely to be added to hangers, then it would classify as a new print.In a similar vein, unless it could be shown that non-hole-punched versions were made solely that way as a separate print run, I don't see them as anything special to warrant a new print designation.Weren't the modules with hangers sold at a discount when Toys R Us was dumping its backstock of AD&D/AD&D items? I remember them in a display holder but can't remember whether it was generic or from TSR.
